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Sakao (Sanma, Vanuatu)

Coordinates: 14°57′38″S 167°07′55″E / 14.96056°S 167.13194°E / -14.96056; 167.13194
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Sakao
Lathi
Sakao is located in Vanuatu
Sakao
Sakao
Location in Vanuatu
Coordinates: 14°57′38″S 167°07′55″E / 14.96056°S 167.13194°E / -14.96056; 167.13194
Country Vanuatu
ProvinceSanma Province
Population
 • Total0 [1]
Time zoneUTC+11 (VUT)

Sakao, locally known as Lathi or Laðhi, is an uninhabited island in Vanuatu. It is located off the northeastern shore of Vanuatu's largest island Espiritu Santo in Sanma Province,[2] and off the southeastern shore of Vanuatu's second-largest island, Malakula. The island has given its name to the Sakao language, spoken in the nearby area of Port-Olry.[3]

Name

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The name Sakao is an exonym meaning "coral reef", from Proto-Oceanic *sakaRu. The native name Lathi or Laðhi comes from a Sakao word, of unknown origin.

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References

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  1. ^ Vanuatu: Provinces and Islands
  2. ^ Satellite view of Sakao.
  3. ^ "Sakao". Ethnologue. Retrieved 26 October 2015.